SECTION VI – TROUBLE SHOOTING
Whenever servicing electrical components be sure to shut off and lock out power following proper lockout/tagout procedures.
WARNING
Working in or near exposed energized electrical equipment presents the danger of electric shock.
TO AVOID INJURY:
DISCONNECT POWER AND IMPLEMENT LOCKOUT/TAGOUT PROCEDURE BEFORE REMOVING COVER OR SERVICING THIS EQUIPMENT.
SECTION VI – TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE | PROBABLE CAUSE |
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a.No power to hoist. |
| a.Check switches, circuit breakers or fuses and | ||
Operate. |
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| connections in power supply lines. Check power |
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| collectors. |
| b.Wrong Voltage. |
| b. Check voltage required on motor data plate | |
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| against power supply. |
| c. Loose or broken wire | c. Shut off and lock out power supply; remove | ||
| connections in hoist electrical | electrical cover on hoist and check wiring | ||
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| connections. Also check connections in push |
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| button station and limit switches. |
| d.Contactor | assembly | not | d.See that necessary jumper wires are properly |
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| installed. Verify that the contactor armatures are |
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| contactor. Check for burned out contactor coils. |
| e.No control voltage. |
| e.Check transformer fuse. If blown, check for | |
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| grounding and/or shorts in the push button |
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| station. Check the transformer coil for signs of |
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| overheating. Replace transformer if burned out. |
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| Verify the transformer secondary is the same |
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| voltage as the coils to which it is connected. |
| f. Motor burned out. |
| f. Replace motor. Check input power supply. | |
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| Check hoist motor connections. |
a.Reverse phasing on three- | a.Interchange any two power supply line leads. | |||
Wrong Direction. | phase hoists. |
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| Refer to Section II, Paragraph 4.b. |
| b.Hoist wired incorrectly. |
| b.Check wiring connections with appropriate | |
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a.Lower electrical circuit open. | a.Check for loose connections. See that necessary | |||
But Not Lower. |
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| jumper wires are properly installed on contactor. |
| b.Contactor | assembly | not | b.See that necessary jumper wires are properly |
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| installed. Verify that the contactor armatures are |
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| free to move. If binding occurs, replace contactor. |
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| Check for burned out contactor coils. |
| c. Down, push button is | c. Check push button contacts and wires. | ||
| inoperative. |
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